Annual alcohol consumption (per person over 15 years): wine 78.9L, beer 41L, cider 6.9L, spirits 9.1L Inventions: braille, bikini, digital calculator, hot air balloon, scuba equipment, stethoscope, parachute, sewing machine, guillotine Guinness World Record: Charles de Gaulle survived more assassination attempts (32) than anyone else in the world French balls: traditional ball games include pétanque and the more formal boules (which has a 70-page rule book); both are forms of bowls
Population: 64 million
Varieties of cheese: more than 500
Border countries: Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland
Annual alcohol consumption (per person over 15 years): wine 78.9L, beer 41L, cider 6.9L, spirits 9.1L
Inventions: braille, bikini, digital calculator, hot air balloon, scuba equipment, stethoscope, parachute, sewing machine, guillotine
Guinness World Record: Charles de Gaulle survived more assassination attempts (32) than anyone else in the world
French balls: traditional ball games include pétanque and the more formal boules (which has a 70-page rule book); both are forms of bowls
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